UTICA, NY - The Utica University women's track and field team travels to Westfield, MA for the Jerry Gravel Classic on Saturday, April 13. The field events are set to begin at 10 am, with running events kicking off at noon.  
 
Follow Along: Live results of the meet will be available here. 
 
Last Time Out: The team hosted the Pioneer Spring Invite on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7 and dominated the meet. Utica scored 194.25 points to take home first place, beating the second-place finisher by more than 100 points. The meet was headlined by freshman Allie Cary's (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) school record-breaking throw in the discus. Her throw of 41.62m is now the furthest discus throw in school history, and she is just the second Pioneer to throw over 40 meters. Including Cary's win in discus, the Pioneers won seven events.  For the 100m dash, Mackenzie Mix (Camden, NY/Camden) took first place with a time of 12.43, also punching her tickets to regionals. Mix also won the 200m dash with a 26.10. Another Pioneer with a pair of wins was Nora Devitt (Beverly, MA/Beverly) in her season debut. She leaped to a win in the triple jump with 11.11m and jumped a 5.29m in long jump to take the win. In the hammer throw, Riley King (Oswego, NY/Oswego) had a throw of 43.56 to take first place. Concluding the dominant meet was Jane Fahy (Oriskany, NY/MVCC/Oriskany) who took first place in shot put with a throw of 13.44m. 
 
About Westfield: The Jerry Gravel Classic at Westfield is a familiar meet for the Pioneers with the team attending a few seasons in a row. The Jerry Gravel track, named after the Owl's legendary coach, Jerry Gravel, was just resurfaced in the summer of 2018. The facility features multiple runways for long and triple jump and throwing circles that were also refurbished in 2018. Two sets of bleachers are located on both straightaways of the track that can seat up to 4,000 spectators.  
 
In The Polls: In the current regional rankings that were released on Monday, April 8, the Pioneers are ranked ninth with 336.03 points, which is a one-spot drop from last week's eighth position. Some of the team's top point scorers include Jane Fahy (Oriskany, NY/MVCC/Oriskany) (50.96), Nora Devitt (Beverly, MA/Beverly) (50.11), Alyssa Youngs (Constableville/West Canada Valley) (46.48), Mackenzie Mix (Camden, NY/Camden) (44.13), and Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) (32.49). 
 
In The Top 50: About halfway through the outdoor season, the women's team currently has three different athletes in the top 50 nationally across three unique events. In her season debut last weekend at home, Nora Devitt (Beverly, MA/Beverly) triple jumped 11.11m to place her 49th. Thanks to her school record discus throw of 41.62m, Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) is now ranked 24th. All-American Jane Fahy (Oriskany, NY/MVCC/Oriskany) is second in NCAA Division III in shot put after her incredible throw of 14.32m. 
 
Cementing Their Names: After multiple big performances the Pioneers rearranged the top ten all-time lists for different events at the Utica Pioneer Spring Invite last weekend. Allie Cary (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) stole the top spot in the discus throw, setting a new school record of 41.62m. Riley King (Oswego, NY/Oswego) moved up to fourth place in the hammer throw, throwing 43.56m. Nora Devitt (Beverly, MA/Beverly) moved her way up to sixth in the long jump as she leaped 5.29m. In pole vault, Maizie Poulakis (Hamptons Bay, NY/Hamptons Bay) and Cassondra Wood (Canasota, NY/Canasota) now have the seven-eight spots. Poulakis cleared 2.85m, and Wood was just behind her clearing 2.70m. Two Pioneers made their way onto the high jump all-time list as well. Hannah Allison (Herkimer, NY/Herkimer) is now seventh (1.52m), and Abrianna Wadley is tied for ninth (1.47m). Finally, Zeniyah Gholson (Monticello, NY/Monticello) is now ninth in the triple jump, (10.61m) just one inch shy of eighth.
 
Leaps and Bounds Ahead: So far this season, the Pioneers have had outstanding performances in the triple jump, despite enduring non-ideal weather at times. The team has five of the top-ten spots in the conference standings. Nora Devitt (Beverly, MA/Beverly) is second (11.11m), and Alyssa Youngs (Constableville/West Canada Valley) is just behind her at third (10.94m). Sophia Bruce (Apalachin, NY/Vestal) is sixth (10.66m) with Zeniyah Gholson (Monticello, NY/Monticello) ranked seventh just behind at 10.61m. Nyasia Marsh (Westmoreland, NY/Westmoreland) jumped a personal best 10.06m last weekend to take the tenth spot.    
 
Up Next: The team will head to Cortland, NY for the Cortland Classic beginning on Friday, April 19 at 2 p.m. and continuing Saturday, April 20 at 9 a.m.